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now, not to worry, president obama, speaker boehner, other members of congress, they will be treated to some of the most spectacular fireworks this nation has to offer, from prime viewing spots at the white house and at congress. but because of those forced and careless budget cuts called sequestration and because of the way the administration are implement being those cuts, troops and their families will across the country stand on base, look up in the sky and see nothing. erin mcpike is here with more. >> reporter: that's right, because of forced budget cuts, we will not see fireworks -- or i should say troops and their families will not see fireworks at some of the bases but the celebrations will still continue. they fight for our freedom, they sacrifice for our liberty, they are among the patriots we salute today but there will be no fireworks for some military families tonight. this year sequestration has lowered the boom on independence day by eliminating the boom on ft. bragg, camp lejeune and other bases across the country. at camp lejeune where 20,000 people gather for firew
now, not to worry, president obama, speaker boehner, other members of congress, they will be treated to some of the most spectacular fireworks this nation has to offer, from prime viewing spots at the white house and at congress. but because of those forced and careless budget cuts called sequestration and because of the way the administration are implement being those cuts, troops and their families will across the country stand on base, look up in the sky and see nothing. erin mcpike is here...
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not heard from a man of the hour, and that is house speaker john boehner, but we did hear from him this morning though, and this is what he said. >> the senate decided not the work yesterday. well, my goodness, if if there is such an emergency, where are they? it is time for the senate to listen to the american people, and just like the house has listened to the american people, and then pass a one-year delay of obama care, and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. >> and now the actually the reason i called him the man of t the hour is because it is up to him, and his fellow republican leaders to decide what to do after the senate rejects their latest bid. will they go ahead and pass another spending bill with another slice of changing obama ca care. for example, doing away with the so-called death panels or ascending back something to d a delay the individual mandate from the law for a year, and any kind of combination of that, or will he say that the clock is ticking and the deadline is coming, and you know what, fellow republicans, i will have to take this up, this clean bil
not heard from a man of the hour, and that is house speaker john boehner, but we did hear from him this morning though, and this is what he said. >> the senate decided not the work yesterday. well, my goodness, if if there is such an emergency, where are they? it is time for the senate to listen to the american people, and just like the house has listened to the american people, and then pass a one-year delay of obama care, and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. >> and...
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they were in the background of a conflict that played out a few years ago in the obama administration. >> i will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay the bills that have already been racked up. voting for the treasury to pay america's bills is not a concession to me. >> the president says i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. we've got to address the spending problems that we have in this town. >> it sounds like deja vu, but that is -- >> it is. >> some of the same players. biden was on the hill negotiating for obama. >> biden was the negotiator there, and you hear some republicans saying, listen, you're saying you're not going to negotiate, but you were negotiating back then. listen, i think the big question for mccarthy is him negotiating with his own caucus. what are they going to ask him to do? there's talks of having work requirements attached to medicaid and food stamps and discretionary spending caps as well as waste, fraud and abuse, whatever that means. there's a lot more to go in these discussions. i think the good new
they were in the background of a conflict that played out a few years ago in the obama administration. >> i will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay the bills that have already been racked up. voting for the treasury to pay america's bills is not a concession to me. >> the president says i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. we've got to address the spending problems that we have in this town. >> it sounds like deja vu,...
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they are not talking about boehner and reid. they are talking about president obama and what a disaster the administration was. he does have a lot of pressure to get this problem solved. he has got a big problem. >> congressman mullen, senator schumer called to a bipartisan meeting of house and senate leaders at the white house and the white house rejected that and there were no talks yesterday. why isn't the president doing what he suggested president obama do back in 2013, bring the parties in the oval office and sit in a room and work it out? >> the difference between '13 and today is obama was not talking to republicans. i was here in 2013. he wasn't even visiting with us. he kept calling on the congress to act but he wouldn't bring us into a room. you saw president trump being the deal maker that he is asking chuck schumer and nancy pelosi and the leaders to come to the white house every time -- >> why wasn't a deal made? >> i tried to work with them and have them come to the white house. to make anything work two parties h
they are not talking about boehner and reid. they are talking about president obama and what a disaster the administration was. he does have a lot of pressure to get this problem solved. he has got a big problem. >> congressman mullen, senator schumer called to a bipartisan meeting of house and senate leaders at the white house and the white house rejected that and there were no talks yesterday. why isn't the president doing what he suggested president obama do back in 2013, bring the...
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>> reporter: they are a long way from a deal, but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter and the two men have not moved from that basic position. now, all of this quomz comes at the same time treasury secretary geithner also said for the first time the administration would be willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop does not agree to raise those rates. this was treasury secretary geithner earlier today on cnbc. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> oh, absolutely. there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest. all americans get a tax cut on
>> reporter: they are a long way from a deal, but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the...
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. >> let's bring in the former head speechwriter for president obama, jon favreau, and reihan salam. now that you're not working there, you don't have to be lonely when the tours aren't coming through, but you know, when john boehner said it is the people's house, he has a point. we have a video of sixth graders from iowa who were supposed to go to the white house next week and their tour has been suspended. here's the kids. >> the white house is our house. please let us visit. >> that's pretty hard to take, john, according to the national review, where reihan works, the president's annual vacation costs millions of dollars. was there absolutely anything else that could be cut but the tours? >> i feel for the children. i love the tours. i have led them myself. this is the problem with the sequester. it makes dumb choices and dumb cuts. and the secret service is forced by the sequester to make budgets cuts, as you heard jim say. they wouldn't have wanted to do this, but this is a better choice than having to take protection off the president of the united states or in any way disrupt
. >> let's bring in the former head speechwriter for president obama, jon favreau, and reihan salam. now that you're not working there, you don't have to be lonely when the tours aren't coming through, but you know, when john boehner said it is the people's house, he has a point. we have a video of sixth graders from iowa who were supposed to go to the white house next week and their tour has been suspended. here's the kids. >> the white house is our house. please let us visit....
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extending any sort of an olive branch to house speaker, john boehner. we are going to take a look to see whether the president missed a key opportunity to con sillate with republicans to try and restore some trust. it is trust that's going to be needed in the next round of negotiations. both sides are going to become more entrenched. the ohio high school football rape case, students recorded what happened to a 16-year-old girl during a party last august. a number of the students posted about the incident, rather than step forward and do something to help the girl. we're going to hear from dr. drew pinsky about what this may say about the character of those theeenagers and why they allowed this to happen. students saw this going on and did nothing to help. it is problematic on many levels. >> deb, feyerick, nice to see you. >> we are going to come back right after this. take tyleno, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "ac
extending any sort of an olive branch to house speaker, john boehner. we are going to take a look to see whether the president missed a key opportunity to con sillate with republicans to try and restore some trust. it is trust that's going to be needed in the next round of negotiations. both sides are going to become more entrenched. the ohio high school football rape case, students recorded what happened to a 16-year-old girl during a party last august. a number of the students posted about...
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they have attacked john boehner as -- >> lazy? >> he's accused of -- >> in the tanning bed all the time. >> can you attack president obama for his complexion? end of the world. >> oh. >> we have a first-ever african-american president and works hard and i wish he were lazier and not working so hard to transform the country. >> i'm going to tell you -- >> final word, van. >> you said he's not worked hard to reach out. he put the grand bargain on the table two years ago. he is reaching out and reaching out. and glad he's doing it tonight. maybe the republicans will reach back out to him. this is not a lazy president. >> we agree it's good if they make a deal. >> thank you, michael. >> thank you, van. i appreciate it. >>> now, this is huge news. just a few days after a drone-like ufo spotted at jfk airport by an italian pilot, another u 23o sighting by russell crowe. the award winning actor posted this video on youtube. did that just appear? whoa! whoa! according to the actor, the time lapse rid owe showed a ufo in australia. crowe g
they have attacked john boehner as -- >> lazy? >> he's accused of -- >> in the tanning bed all the time. >> can you attack president obama for his complexion? end of the world. >> oh. >> we have a first-ever african-american president and works hard and i wish he were lazier and not working so hard to transform the country. >> i'm going to tell you -- >> final word, van. >> you said he's not worked hard to reach out. he put the grand bargain...
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jake tapper sat down with the house speaker john boehner and specifically asked the speaker about what the president was overheard saying. >> president obama arrived in israel today, he had some interesting comments for prime minister netanyahu on the tarmac. he said it is good to get away from congress. netanyahu laughed and said, believe me, i know. any reaction? >> so much for the charm offensive. >> but does a comment like that have any impact, you think? >> no, not really. president is meeting with the president of israel, he's got his legislative issues, the president has got his. comes with the territory. >> comes with the territory. >> i would rather be heckled than ignored or as i like to say, you only tease the ones you love. >> takes the full interview with the speaker, coming up for our north american viewers with "the lead" at 4:00 p.m. eastern. a lot of us remember some of the tense moments during the first four years, especially that meeting they had in the oval office when the prime minister seemed to be lecturing the president. there was an irritation over what the pre
jake tapper sat down with the house speaker john boehner and specifically asked the speaker about what the president was overheard saying. >> president obama arrived in israel today, he had some interesting comments for prime minister netanyahu on the tarmac. he said it is good to get away from congress. netanyahu laughed and said, believe me, i know. any reaction? >> so much for the charm offensive. >> but does a comment like that have any impact, you think? >> no, not...
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so president obama arrived in israel today. he had interesting comments for prime minister netanyahu on the tarmac. he said it's good to get away from congress. netanyahu laughed and said, believe me, i know. any reaction? >> so much for the charm offensive. >> but does that comment like that actually have any impact do you think? >> no, not really. you know, the president's meeting with the president of israel, you know, he's got his legislative issues. the president's got his. comes with the territory. >> comes with the territory. >> i'd rather be heckled than ignored or is that like to say, you only tease the ones you love? >> so, white house chief of staff mcdonough was on our show yesterday and he said if syria is using chemical weapons, it's a game changer and we will act accordingly. i know that you were not happy with the kind of consultation that congressional leaders were given before the u.s. acted in libya. are you similarly concerned about potential action in syria? >> well, i do think that the threat that syria us
so president obama arrived in israel today. he had interesting comments for prime minister netanyahu on the tarmac. he said it's good to get away from congress. netanyahu laughed and said, believe me, i know. any reaction? >> so much for the charm offensive. >> but does that comment like that actually have any impact do you think? >> no, not really. you know, the president's meeting with the president of israel, you know, he's got his legislative issues. the president's got...
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if it does manage to pass the house, president obama has said he would veto it if it came to his desk. joining me now, dana bash. and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big scramble right now is for the speaker to get his own republicans onboard to get those magic 218 votes to pass even plan "b." i was just e-mailing with a republican leadership source who said it's looking better for him to get that. and in part, it's because they've added another vote today, carol, which is on spending cuts, which from the perspective of many republicans, that really is the key, of course, to shrink government by cutting spending. >> okay. so everybody says, oh, these f
if it does manage to pass the house, president obama has said he would veto it if it came to his desk. joining me now, dana bash. and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in...
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the featured players here, president obama and john boehner. now a disaster default fast approaching there may be a glimmer of hope. we get more from senior white house correspondent jim acosta. >>er hoot at fema for a couple of reasons. >> reporter: in the eye of a shoutdown dorm, the president is stopping by fema. it will accuse house speaker john boehner of blocking a vote that would reopen the government. >> my very strong suspicion there are enough folks there and the reason speaker boehner hasn't called a vote on is because he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. >> reporter: there could be a few breaks in the clouds over washington. the president promised to work with republicans on health care and the budget if they end the shutdown and raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> i am eager and ready to sit down and negotiate with republicans on a whole range of issues. >> reporter: another hopeful sign? with a potential default on october 17th fast approaching, white house officials said the president is wi
the featured players here, president obama and john boehner. now a disaster default fast approaching there may be a glimmer of hope. we get more from senior white house correspondent jim acosta. >>er hoot at fema for a couple of reasons. >> reporter: in the eye of a shoutdown dorm, the president is stopping by fema. it will accuse house speaker john boehner of blocking a vote that would reopen the government. >> my very strong suspicion there are enough folks there and the...
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go long. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner both talking today about the looming fiscal cliff. but not to each other. the president was making his case on the road while boehner was dismissing the white house proposal as a joke. cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us live from the capital. dana, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, joe, it turns out he laughed at geithner when he proposed the white house package which includes $1.6 trillion in tax increases. instead, today mcconnell floated to "the wall street journal" the idea of revenues by medicare and eligibility age, but democrats are very dug in. they say anything that doesn't include tax increases on the wealthy is a nonstarter. a day after getting a white house proposal the republicans greeted as a joke, they're not laughing. >> now, the white house took three weeks to respond with any kind of a proposal and much to my disappointment it wasn't a serious one. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner rushed to the cameras to respond to the president's campaign-style event at a suburban philadelph
go long. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner both talking today about the looming fiscal cliff. but not to each other. the president was making his case on the road while boehner was dismissing the white house proposal as a joke. cnn senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us live from the capital. dana, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, joe, it turns out he laughed at geithner when he proposed the white house package which includes $1.6 trillion in...
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congressional aides say president obama will meet with the house speaker john boehner and the minority leader nancy pelosi in the morning. john kerry, the defense secretary dhuk hagel together with the chairman of the joint chiefs will all testify before the senate foreign relation's committee in the afternoon. and the lead weapons' inspector is expected to brief united nation's members into, alleged chemical weapons use in syria. we'll have live coverage of all of that as much as possible. i'll be anchoring our coverage around the congressional testimony tomorrow afternoon starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern when hagel, kerry, and general dempsey testify. i'll be back later tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern filling in for piers morgan live. we have a lots of may jeer guests including the republican senator and ranking member of the foreign relation's committee holding the hearing tomorrow. you can follow us on twitter. follow me @wolf blitzer. erin burnetts starts right knew. >>> the breaking news on the crisis in syria. president obama says he wants to upgrade the opposition. does that mean arming
congressional aides say president obama will meet with the house speaker john boehner and the minority leader nancy pelosi in the morning. john kerry, the defense secretary dhuk hagel together with the chairman of the joint chiefs will all testify before the senate foreign relation's committee in the afternoon. and the lead weapons' inspector is expected to brief united nation's members into, alleged chemical weapons use in syria. we'll have live coverage of all of that as much as possible....
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. >> john boehner also a republican famously said president obama's re-election meant his health care program was quote the law of the land. so our question, should republicans stop fighting obamacare? will. >> no. look, republicans want to be on the right side of history on this deal and advocates suggest it's deficit neutral, but do you think the government 34r57b planners in 1969 thought medicare would be some kind of big budget stuff that pulled us into endless deficits and debt? no, they didn't. the political reality is that paul ryan is not going to be able to accomplish an obamacare repeal at least until 2017. this fight will happen on the state level. it's governors opting out of medicare expansion through obamacare and it's happened in 17, north of 17 states now. >> maybe 18. but you're right. somewhere 17 or 18. l.z. >> paul is an interesting character to me because here is a person who if you look back at the 2012 election didn't win the district that he was voting in, which means he didn't secure his neighborhood for the romney ticket. and i think part of the reason why is
. >> john boehner also a republican famously said president obama's re-election meant his health care program was quote the law of the land. so our question, should republicans stop fighting obamacare? will. >> no. look, republicans want to be on the right side of history on this deal and advocates suggest it's deficit neutral, but do you think the government 34r57b planners in 1969 thought medicare would be some kind of big budget stuff that pulled us into endless deficits and...
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the fight on the continued resolution and obama care. >> reporter:? buffs with local news stations, president obama was asked to explain his own vote against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. >> i voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because i had some concerns about what president bush was do. >> reporter: specifically, the bush tax cuts. and he argued it's okay for certain republicans to protest policies with a no vote, but he said there must be a vote. >> there should never be a proposition where the speaker of the house is not willing to put those votes to the floor right now. >> reporter: congress isn't faring well in this budget fight. a new gallup shows republicans with a 28% favorable rate, down ten points since last month, the lowest for any party since 1992. democrats slid four points to 43%. brianna keilar, cnn, washington. >> seven days to go before the u.s. hits that debt ceiling. jack lew is headed to capitol hill this morning and testify before the senate finance committee in a few hours. the secretary has already warned co
the fight on the continued resolution and obama care. >> reporter:? buffs with local news stations, president obama was asked to explain his own vote against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. >> i voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because i had some concerns about what president bush was do. >> reporter: specifically, the bush tax cuts. and he argued it's okay for certain republicans to protest policies with a no vote, but he said there must be a vote. >>...
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. >> reporter: he, again, pressured house speaker john boehner to fund the government and drop obama care concessions. >> call a vote. put it on the floor. and let every individual member of congress make up their own minds. they can show the american people, are you for a shutdown or not? >> reporter: a shooting on capitol hill brought into the chaos in washington. the two fellow officers injured are working without pay because of the shutdown. brianna keilar, cnn, washington. >>> the shutdown not just hurting in the united states but abroad. overnight, president obama canceled a trip to asia next week because of the ongoing shutdown. he shortened the trip from four countries to two and now john kerry will lead the delegations and going instead of the president. this was a crucial trip the president wanted to bowelster u.s./asian policy and he was supposed to meet with vladimir putin to discuss the crisis in syria. that will not happen. another casualty of the shutdown. >>> fema put a temporary malt to the temporary layoffs as it gears up for tropical storm karen. it's expected to s
. >> reporter: he, again, pressured house speaker john boehner to fund the government and drop obama care concessions. >> call a vote. put it on the floor. and let every individual member of congress make up their own minds. they can show the american people, are you for a shutdown or not? >> reporter: a shooting on capitol hill brought into the chaos in washington. the two fellow officers injured are working without pay because of the shutdown. brianna keilar, cnn,...
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out of accepting obama's deal. is that right? >> don't quite know if that was the exact context of the answer to that question. what i can say is, john boehner and i have never differed on the fact that you've got to do something about reducing spending in this town. in order to achieve the balance that we want to grow the economy. we've always said you've got to do that. it's not about raising taxes. the two of us have always been together on that. we continue to deliver that message to the white house and to the president. we want to work with the president to achieve that balance. it's not about putting more taxes on the american people. its bee getting control of the spending in this town. >> you weren't in agreement at the end of december when you voted against that legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, because it included a lot more tax revenue coming from rich people. he voted in favor of it. so it was a split -- there was a split between the two of you then. >> that is correct. john boehner and i
out of accepting obama's deal. is that right? >> don't quite know if that was the exact context of the answer to that question. what i can say is, john boehner and i have never differed on the fact that you've got to do something about reducing spending in this town. in order to achieve the balance that we want to grow the economy. we've always said you've got to do that. it's not about raising taxes. the two of us have always been together on that. we continue to deliver that message to...
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last november house speaker john boehner and mitch mcconnell turned down invitations from president obama for a special screening of the film "lincoln" at the white house. boehner said the invite came at short notice. so far, it's a political romance story with no happy ending in sight. and it appears the president's charm offensive does not extend to the ryan budget. senior administration officials are unloading on it saying it's so full of gimmicks, it will explode the deficit. but the white house does believe at least tonight that progress is being made. wolf and kate? >> more capitol hill meetings on the schedule for the president yet this week. >> that's right. >> jim acosta, thanks so much. >>> senator patty murray is the chair of the senate budget committee, getting ready to release her budget tomorrow. senator, thanks very much for coming in. >> great to talk to you. >> i know you were at the meeting, met with democrats in the senate today. there's a story in the national journal quoting one of the senior white house officials as saying, this is really a joke, this so-called charm
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because boehner can't deliver. now, the republicans would say president obama is afraid to take on his own liberals in his own party and that's his problem. so where are we, wolf, right now? we're nowhere. that sequester, march 1, just two weeks away, and nothing has been settled. i think what the president wants to do is kick the can down the road, as he's told us, but i'm not so sure the republicans are going to go along with it. >> and then the automatic cuts go into effect. >> and some republicans say, great. >> they are not happy with defense cuts. >> some of those republicans, tea party conservatives in the house are saying they might. >> okay, gloria, thank you. >> sure. >>> thousands of passengers on a cruise ship are des separate for their nightmarish ordeal to end. we're live in mobile, alabama, with a preview. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect
because boehner can't deliver. now, the republicans would say president obama is afraid to take on his own liberals in his own party and that's his problem. so where are we, wolf, right now? we're nowhere. that sequester, march 1, just two weeks away, and nothing has been settled. i think what the president wants to do is kick the can down the road, as he's told us, but i'm not so sure the republicans are going to go along with it. >> and then the automatic cuts go into effect. >>...
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the house speaker john boehner says rubio carries the party's banner in a way few others can. so does that mean he can also be the standard bearer in 2016? john king is here in "the situation room." john, how significant is this development? >> it's very significant. you mentioned he's a rising star. here's one of the reasons that it's significant. they announced this not only in english but in spanish as well. you mentioned 2016. marco rubio is thinking about 2016. but mitch mcconnell, the house speaker john boehner, they made this choice. sometimes there's a little bit of a debate, who should we choose. they said there was no debate. they think he's the right messenger at this time. they think he helps the republican party, wolf, in 2013 and 2014 begin, what they concede, is a very complicated and rebuilding process. number one, they think he's a good communicator. number two, he will talk about smaller government. this will not be a traditional response. he's going to try to give a speech about this is the republican message and will draw some polite but very strong contras
the house speaker john boehner says rubio carries the party's banner in a way few others can. so does that mean he can also be the standard bearer in 2016? john king is here in "the situation room." john, how significant is this development? >> it's very significant. you mentioned he's a rising star. here's one of the reasons that it's significant. they announced this not only in english but in spanish as well. you mentioned 2016. marco rubio is thinking about 2016. but mitch...